Published 5:15 pm, Friday, March 31, 2006

LUBBOCK, Texas, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of a local man who suffered brain damage after being struck by a collapsing roof at the Little Panda restaurant in Lubbock has filed suit against the building owner, its general partner, and their parent corporation, Orlando, Fla.-based Trustreet Properties Inc. (NYSE: TSY).

Daniel Perez, 39, of Lubbock, was in the restaurant when the roof and a portion of the building's front wall collapsed and fell on the people inside during lunch hour on March 20, 2006. Mr. Perez, a supervisor and trainer for an air conditioning maintenance company, was at Little Panda to service the air conditioning when the roof fell.

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Tara Wilson, 23, of Roswell, N.M., was killed in the disaster, which injured eight other people in addition to Mr. Perez.

"Daniel will never be the same," says John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart in Fort Worth, who represents Mr. Perez and his family. "Not only is he no longer able to support his family, but he may need a lifetime of constant care."

Mr. Perez remains hospitalized at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock where doctors are evaluating and treating his injuries. He suffers from headaches, memory loss, blurred vision and difficulty speaking, and now requires aroundthe -clock care and assistance for even the simplest tasks.

Trustreet Properties is a real estate investment trust that purchases properties and leases them to restaurant owners. According to the company's Web site, it maintains financial interest in more than 2,000 properties in 49 states, including Burger King, Jack in the Box, Wendy's and other restaurants.

The Law Offices of John David Hart is a group of experienced and dedicated trial lawyers working to protect the rights of people injured by the acts of others. Across the country, the firm represents people in cases of catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical negligence, automobile and truck accidents, workplace injuries and other matters.

For more information on the lawsuit involving the collapse of the Little Panda restaurant, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534, cell 214-213-1754 or mark@legalpr.com .